Sorry, dear readers, but I'm on a bit of a rant.
If I see one more boring PowerPoint presentation, I'm going to vomit!
Let's keep this really simple. What should be in a PowerPoint presentation?
- Few words - if you have more than 8 words on your slide - kill it. Good presentations do NOT work without a presenter.
- Pictures - people love images. Use them to convey your ideas. iStockPhoto is a great and inexpensive source of images.
- Story - people respond to stories. It is programmed into them from birth Tell a story in your presentation.
- Simple - less is more. Few slides. Few words.
- Convey ideas with images - Convey ideas with images. Speed could be illustrated with a donkey vs. a racehorse. 23% tilted up to the right conveys an increase - without another word. Show - don't tell.
There is one simple rule to follow:
If the presentation is self-explanatory, it's too complicated. Great presentations REQUIRE a presenter.
There's a lot of great presenters out there, but the King of Presentations is the late Steve Jobs of Apple. In honor of his passing, we share his YouTube legacy.
Watch Steve present here.
Learn from the best. Your audience will thank you. And I can keep down my food.
Do you have tips to add to 5 Tips for Killer Presentations?
